Risk Management

Ingredients supplier Maypro enters sales deal that includes Nebraska Cultures probiotics

02-Dec-2014 By Hank Schultz

Ingredient supplier Maypro has extended its branded ingredient offerings via a strategic sales partnership with Wilke Industries. It’s part of the company’s push to remain relevant in the rapidly evolving ingredient supplier landscape, said Maypro executive...

Wall Street Journal raises subatramine contamination question

13-Oct-2010 By Shane Starling

Following last Friday’s decision by Abbott Laboratories to pull its sibutramine-containing weight loss drug Meridia due to concerns about side effects, questions are being asked about dietary supplement contamination with the substance.

Canada takes risk-based approach to food-drug borderline

27-Mar-2009 By Shane Starling

The Canadian food and drugs regulator has issued guidance to assist the classification of those foods that, due to their associated health benefits may be classed as medicines, with an emphasis on case-by-case risk-benefit analysis.

German risk agency welcomes new head

21-May-2003

After a series of food safety scares in Europe the issue of exactly
how to effectively deal with risk in the food chain is an ongoing
debate between politicians, industry and consumer alike. One widely
favoured opinion is that risk...

Food ingredients fuel Cargill growth

16-Oct-2002

Agribusiness giant Cargill said on Tuesday that strong results from
its food ingredient and grain and oilseed businesses worldwide had
helped the company boost earnings from continuing operations by 25
per cent in the first quarter.